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The Wellness Syndrome
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Description
In this ground-breaking new book, Carl Cederström and André Spicer argue that the ever-present pressure to maximize our wellness has started to work against us, making us feel worse and provoking us to withdraw into ourselves. The Wellness Syndrome follows health freaks who go to extremes to find the perfect diet, corporate athletes who start the day with a dance party, and the self-trackers who monitor everything, including their own toilet habits. This is a world where feeling good has become indistinguishable from being good. Visions of social change have been reduced to dreams of individual transformation, political debate has been replaced by insipid moralising, and scientific evidence has been traded for new-age delusions. A lively and humorous diagnosis of the cult of wellness, this book is an indispensable guide for everyone suspicious of our relentless quest to be happier and healthier.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
200
Release Date:
2015-01-09
Publication Date:
2015-02-23
Publisher:
Polity Press
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
0745655610
ISBN13:
9780745655611
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Weight:
226 g
Height:
131 cm
Width:
216 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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Very good
Almost no signs of wear. Book pages have no markings, accessories are intact and all other media are in good condition.
€9,49